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...words "hotel function room" conjure up for you a windowless, rectangular space with demountable walls, low ceilings and shocking carpets, then take a look at what's on offer at the Grand Hyatt Taipei, tel: (886-2) 2720 1234. The 856-room Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder property...
...cells. Taiwan's solar startups take a different tack: they're trying to reduce the cost of solar power through more efficient production processes. Motech, for example, "has a cost advantage compared with rivals in Japan and Europe," says Nicholas Teo, who covers the company for Macquarie Securities in Taipei. "Their focus is on efficiency rather than quality." Motech plans to more than double its annual production capacity this year; E-Ton Solar has similar plans...
...selling the brand abroad has been keeping it hot at home. Whether in Detroit or Taipei, the company relies on grass-roots marketing. To explain how to "heel" skate on one rear wheel, the company cherry-picks a handful of cool kids, "like school athletes," in selected schools to join Team Heelys. These paid performers demo the shoes at malls, concerts and sporting events, and they also chat up Team Heelys wannabes on the Heelys website, generating cred and buzz...
...TAIPEI Taiwanese ladies dig the longevity of Max Factor Lipfinity Pro lip gloss ($12.75), with shine guaranteed to last up to 16 hours...
...hobby. But in 2003, with Thailand starting to become more fashion conscious, Bhanu saw an opportunity: he quit his day job and poured his energy into Greyhound. Today, Bhanu, 50, presides over a growing style empire with 12 designers, 14 clothing stores and seven caf?s in Bangkok, franchises in Taipei and Manila, and outlets in dozens of cities including New York and Tokyo. "We've still got a long way to go," Bhanu says. "But we're starting to find our niche...